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Artemis Fowl

by 8 books in this series
#1 - Artemis Fowl
#1 - Artemis Fowl
AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS.

No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that fairies are real.
Poor fairies.

But these are not the cuddly creatures of bedtime stories. They are armed. They are dangerous. And when Artemis captures Captain Holly Short for her fairy gold, he messes with the wrong elf.

Holly isn't armed but she's incredibly dangerous, and pretty annoyed with all the kidnapping. Artemis Fowl is about to find out that fairies fight back . . .
#2 - Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident
#2 - Artemis Fowl and The Arctic Incident
*Soon to be a major film!*

THE FAIRIES ARE IN TROUBLE


Goblin gangs (exactly as bad as it sounds) are planning an uprising, and it looks like they've had human help. Holly Short is convinced it's her old nemesis, Artemis Fowl.

But, for once, Artemis is innocent. He's too busy getting his father back from the Arctic Circle, where the Russian Mafia (also very bad) is holding him prisoner.

All Artemis has to do is clear his name, face the biggest criminal organisations in the world and avoid freezing to death. At least it'll get him out of the house . . .
#3 - Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
#3 - Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code
*Soon to be a major film!*

CAN ARTEMIS FOWL LEAVE HIS CRIMINAL PAST BEHIND?

Not quite. At least, not yet. He's got one last job, and then he's going to be good.

But the job goes horribly wrong. So wrong in fact that now a nasty, ruthless billionaire has stolen Artemis's latest invention - a powerful super-computer that could put the entire fairy world at risk.

Holly Short is going to be furious.

Artemis must retrieve the stolen technology. He needs help. He needs the fairies.He's got some apologising to do . . .
#4 - Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception
#4 - Artemis Fowl and the Opal Deception
*Soon to be a major film!*

CHILD GENIUS ARTEMIS FOWL IS IN TERRIBLE DANGER
HE JUST CAN'T REMEMBER WHY

Opal Koboi is back, and the power-crazed pixie wants revenge. Her to-do list:

- Frame Holly Short for murder
- Start a war between fairies and humans
- Kill anyone who's ever annoyed her (yes, this includes Artemis)

But knowledge of the fairies has been erased from Artemis's mind, and when you don't believe your arch-enemy exists, it can be quite tricky to defeat them.

It's unfortunate that Artemis's only hope is a farting dwarf. Enter Mulch Diggums . . .
#5 - Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
#5 - Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony
*Soon to be a major film!*

TEENAGE GENIUS ARTEMIS FOWL HAS SOMETHING NEW TO PLAY WITH . . .

DEMONS

Big human haters, they are (thankfully) stuck in Limbo, a place that exists outside of time and space. But now demons are materialising on Earth at random. This won't be pretty . . .

Artemis is determined to save the day (I know, everyone's shocked). Can he somehow help the demons, and avert the carnage and chaos of a human-demon war?

He's not the only one on their trail, though. Meet Minerva Paradizo - ruthless child genius, and not quite so demon-friendly.

Let battle commence.
#6 - Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
#6 - Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
*Soon to be a major film!*

FORMER CRIMINAL MASTERMIND ARTEMIS FOWL HAS HOODWINKED FAIRIES AND BATTLED GOBLINS

THIS TIME, IT'S PERSONAL

Artemis's mother is gravely ill. Unfortunately the cure, an endangered lemur, was made extinct eight years ago . . . by Artemis Fowl. Talk about awkward.

What if he could travel back in time, outwit his former self and bring the lemur home? With the right demon warlock, it might be possible.

But we all remember the young Artemis. He was, to put it mildly, a pretty terrible human being, so this won't be easy.

Artemis Fowl really is his own worst enemy . . .
#7 - Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex
#7 - Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex
*Soon to be a major film!*

SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH ARTEMIS FOWL

When he gathers the fairy elite to show off his latest invention, it's clear that the former criminal genius has become delusional and paranoid.

He doesn't even trust his closest friends.

Artemis has the Atlantis Complex, a disease that is causing him to lose his mind. And things get worse when a deadly attack is launched against an underwater fairy city.

The fairies are desperate. So desperate, that they need the ruthless, calculating mind of history's wickedest teenager.

Will the real Artemis Fowl please stand up?
#8 - Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
#8 - Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
*Soon to be a major film!*

IS THIS THE END FOR ARTEMIS FOWL?

Opal Koboi is back, and up to no good. A bit of world-domination here, a little light annihilation there.

Some power-crazed pixies never change.

But now Opal plans to wake the spirits of some very deadly, and very angry, long-dead fairy warriors, before releasing an ancient spell to wipe out all human life.

Artemis, Butler, Holly and Mulch must make a final stand against Opal and the end of the world.

But who will be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save humanity?

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